GENERATION, a major, nation-wide exhibition project showcasing some of the best and most significant art to have emerged from Scotland in the last 25 years is now underway. Over 60 venues throughout Scotland will take part  bringing together an exciting programme of work by over 100 artists from this month through to November, with the majority of exhibitions taking place over the summer of 2014, as part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. One of the central aims of the project is to engage with a new generation and bring to life the possibilities that contemporary visual art presents to young people. Look out contemporary art workshops and CPD opportunities in your area!

GENERATION exhibitions now underway include Toby Paterson at Fife Contemporary Art and Craft @ Kirkcaldy Galleries (27^th April – 22^nd June), Corin Sworn at Inverleith House (12^th April – 29^th June), GENERATION  – SXSW 2014 featuring work by Christine Borland, Graham Fagen and Dalziel + Scullion (The Dick Institute, East Ayrshire (3^rd May – 16^th August) and ARTIST ROOMS: Douglas Gordon at Caithness Horizons (9^th May – 11^th October).Find further details at generationartscotland.org.

GENERATION is produced through a core partnership between National Galleries of Scotland, Glasgow Life and Creative Scotland. GENERATION is part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. The series of exhibitions is being produced with the support of VisitScotland and EventScotland, British Council Scotland, Museums Galleries Scotland, the BBC, Education Scotland, Children in Scotland and Young Scot.

This new resource aims to bring together the range of material to support practitioners in developing their understanding of Recognising Achievement, Profiling and Reporting in the context of Curriculum for Excellence with specific reference to capturing skills development.

http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/r/rapr/keymessages.asp?strReferringChannel=resources&strReferringPageID=tcm:4-827616-64

It includes: presentations on key messages in Recognising Achievement, Profiling and Reporting; a range of support materials; recent NAR exemplars; links to pertinent guidance materials from Education Scotland; direct links to Glow ‘Watch Again’ videos of related Glow Meets; support and findings from research.

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/eslb/2014/04/29/skills-conversation-day-3/

The third Skills Conversation Day will take place at Eden Court Theatre, Inverness on Thursday 5 June 2014. Education Scotland are delighted to host the event with our education partners Highland Council and Skills Development Scotland.

The event will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to continue the conversations started at Loch Leven Community Campus in September and December 2013. The focus was on exploring the issues around developing a common language and understanding of skills and local approaches to engagement with employers, including contrasting rural and urban opportunities for work experience.

Make sure you register for this year’s Invisible Launch of The Emporium of Dangerous Ideas. Find out information about the very first of our speakers (attached) and keep an eye on our events page to see what else is happening. Please forward through your networks, as the success of the Emporium relies on the diversity of participants.

Register now for the Emporium of Dangerous Ideas Launch

At Riverside Museum

On 06 June 2014 1000 – 1230

Book now at http://events.collegedevelopmentnetwork.ac.uk/events/show/4885

Full listing of the events so far are on the Events Page: http://www.collegedevelopmentnetwork.ac.uk/fodi/festival-of-dangerous-ideas

Date for your diary: 19 June 2014 for the Grand Emporium Finale: http://events.collegedevelopmentnetwork.ac.uk/events/show/4920